Finance Assistant

At CSM we are driven by a clear purpose; to Pursue Extraordinary. We exist to
create a positive impact on our partners, their audiences, our industry and
our people, and to look for opportunities that can inspire a better world in
everything we do.

Our diversity of experience, expertise and opinions is our greatest asset,
which is why we celebrate our differences. We are looking for individuals who
want to put their hand up and challenge convention to create something
exciting, bigger and better each and every time.

CSM is proud to share fresh perspectives and new ideas to produce work that
others don’t and won’t. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which
is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

CSM exists to create impact by challenging convention. We do this because it
produces work for our clients that is more meaningful, memorable and
measurable.

Our diversity of experience, expertise and opinions is our greatest asset,
which is why we celebrate our differences. We are looking for individuals who
want to put their hand up and challenge convention to create something
exciting, bigger and better each and every time.

CSM is proud to share fresh perspectives and new ideas to produce work that
others don’t and won’t. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which
is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a hands on Finance Assistant to help with the demands of the
CSM Brands Middle East team.

• Being the first point of call to client facing staff on all Workday queries & questions


• Support preparation of month-end P&L; reports


• Preparation of month end journals – Prepayments and Accruals, Accrued and Deferred Revenue and WIP


• Point of contact for any expenses, credit card related queries, supplier onboarding, supplier contracts, POs


• Assist client team with raising purchase order for OPEX related costs – contingent workers, freelancers, etc


• Liaise with SSC on a regular basis on payments and invoice queries and manage on ME team on AP and AR


• Ensure all recharges are billed out monthly - accurately and promptly.


• Raise quotations & assist client team with creating project codes and project billing schedule on Workday system


• Work closely with client teams to ensure good working capital control, including client project prompt billing out and regular reconciliation of client budgets


• Reconciliation of company bank accounts, & other banking related transactions including cash flow forecasts.


• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and providing supporting requirements to third party tax consultants.


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  Support the Team with ad hoc finance duties
  The skills and experience you will need

  
  


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  ‎12-‎18 months of experience in industry preferred, ideally a qualified Accountant or equivalent

  
  


• Middle East accounting experience (VAT filing, audit, statutory requirements)


• Hands on, proactive approach with quick turnaround of tasks.


• Ability to get your head down and work within tight deadline


• Interest in and knowledge of sport and sporting events.


• Strong Excel skills


• Commercially-minded


• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to form positive working relationships with CSM colleagues in Middle East and around the group.


• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.


• Task based, organised, methodical approach to work required.


• Commitment to seeing work through to completion – a finisher!


• Ability to work under own initiative but also to ask questions when required


• Ability to work as part of a team & willingness to perform occasional transactional tasks.
  CSM is made up of ‎1000+ people in ‎25+ locations who share a purpose to pursue
  extraordinary. It is the reason we come into work each morning, the mindset we
  all share, the thread through every piece of work we deliver and the story we
  tell when someone wonders why we do, what we do.

Each of our people are extraordinary in their own right, bringing diversity to
our thinking, experience and expertise to help us produce work that our
competitors don’t and wont. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding
which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

If you are someone who sees the extraordinary in the ordinary, then we would
love to hear from you.